Category Archives: Colorado

The Gear

I moved to Colorado straight from Tulsa, Oklahoma.  I didn't need outdoor gear in Oklahoma, but what I did have were my beloved duck boots, which stay in my vehicle, and a fleece pullover. 114A2771 I arrived in Colorado in November, 2014.  It was snowing.  Heavily....
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Christmas at the Stanley Hotel

Christmas, 2014, was an unusual Christmas for me.  I had no family to celebrate with, and I was in the process of making new friends here in Colorado.  My fellow co-workers and I decided to get together for a Christmas breakfast in the only place open, Ihop.  Yes, Ihop.  I'm not a fan of pancakes...
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22.5 Hours

The last three deployments that I have been on, I've had with Angela Carona.  We have become great friends and spend a lot of "free" time together.  Her husband, Mike, was deployed to the Greeley office after Angela, and over time, he has gotten use to my,  as he calls it, "rough around the edges"...
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